Liverpool would be insisting on the arrival of Martín Zubimendi to the Premier League. Arne Slot, new coach of the 'reds', would have set his sights on the 'txuri-urdin' midfielder to complete a dream trident along with Mac Allister and Szoboszlai and be the new defensive pivot starting next season. From the Anfield Road offices they would bet heavily on the San Sebastian player and would be willing to deposit the 60 million euros stipulated in his termination clause.
If the footballer's arrival on Merseyside is completed, FC Barcelona would be left without the option of hiring the midfielder who best fits into the Blaugrana scheme. The player has been on the culés' radar for several years, but the Dutch coach would be 'pressing' for his incorporation. Furthermore, the Barça entity has other priorities in the current transfer market, so hiring him, for the moment, would not be on the table at the Spotify Camp Nou offices.
However, the Blaugranas' options would not have 'disappeared' yet. The squad led by Imanol Alguacil completed its fourth training session of the week before traveling to Germany to face Unión Berlin in a preseason friendly. In the Basques' session, Zubimendi was seen smiling and focused on the team's work, appearing oblivious to all the noise that has surrounded him in the last few hours after having transcended the information linking him to the 'reds'.
His continuity is not ruled out
Although the debate about his future is increasingly red-hot, the image shown by the midfielder in training this Thursday makes it clear that nothing is closed yet. News that goes down very well at Can Barça, where they do not lose hope of incorporating him into Hansi Flick's ranks if the club's finances allow it. For now, signing him seems like a utopia, but as long as the footballer 'resists' Liverpool's offensive, the Catalans' possibilities remain latent.